The Meaning Of Life

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These are the final psalms of the sons of Korah.

Psalm 45:
The Messiah, the one who comes to save us, is Jesus Christ, and the “bride” is the church. Now the church, I believe, is not the “Church, Inc.”, as in a specific denomination or organization, but rather the collection of those who follow Christ and have a relationship with Him. We faithful are “the church”. The “church” is in our hearts. And symbolically, when Jesus returns, it will be the “official wedding” of Him and His Bride.

What I don’t know (and I claim to know very little), is whether the sons of Korah are referring to “The Messiah” in the sense of the One who comes to saves us from our sins, or whether it is in the sense of the One who comes and slaughters our enemies. One of the reasons many chose not to believe Jesus was that their impression of “The Messiah”, based on OT scripture, was someone who would come to earth, riding a white horse and wearing battle gear, sword strapped to His side, ready to slay those who opposed and oppressed the children of Israel. But as we will see, that is not how it played out.

Psalm 46:
I had to research it, but Alamoth is not a person, place or thing, but rather a musical style. According to the Wide World Web, Alamoth is a song style intended to be sung by young women and usually in a soprano style. That said, let’s look at the scripture.
Most churches include song in the praise of God, and there isn’t just one song or hymn, there are many. This psalm is just another praising the qualities and blessings that God bestows on them. During these times in the Bible, life was tumultuous, the were wars, just like today, and they depended upon God for His protection and His help in victory. Scripture doesn’t always say, but I know for a fact that during the reign of King Solomon, the Bible says they were at “rest” (or peace), for 40 years, which indicates there was a 40 year lapse between wars.
I just wonder today, how many pray to God to help in ending war; I know from having lived through the end of the Vietnam conflict and the wars in the Middle East, there were no organized days of prayer to end those conflicts, nor were there any songs written in praise of God, asking for His guidance. Maybe our political and military leaders prayed privately, but then again, our nation and in my opinion, most of the world have turned their backs on God. And with over 14000 different Christian denominations, it is difficult to be unified on anything.

Psalm 47:
Verse 2 still hits home today as one of the most modern adjectives is “awesome”, and yes, God is awesome!

Psalm 48:
The Bible is very clear. God chose Abraham to be the father of His people. God chose the land of Canaan to give to His people. Jerusalem, ironically called that because it is the “City of Peace”, is the Capital of the land of Israel. Still to this day, they fight over that land, and have since God gave it to Abraham.
The problem is that not everyone believes the Bible. Many have turned from God and to this day, still worship false gods and idols. Many belief that there is no place for theocracy in government, that there should be one world religion. And that is why politics do not involve the Bible.
As I right this, there is a conflict between those who call their land “Palestine” and the children of Israel, and falling right into the plan of Satan, there are many who support “Palestine”, even when there is no land called Palestine. Then again, they’ve fought over the land since the time of Abraham, and they always will. Scripture says that the people of Isaac and Jacob will fight the people of Ishmael and Esau forever.
But for those of us who follow God, we see where, as in Verse 8, scripture clearly says that God will establish the City of God (David, Jerusalem) forever.

Psalm 49 is another song of praise, talking about God and how the righteous will be redeemed and how those who have turned against God will receive justice.

And now to close, I remember very few hymns from my childhood, but this is one that really stands out; we must have sang it often. And The Martins sing it beautifully.